well-to-do

The definition of well to do is someone who is wealthy or who is prosperous.

(adjective)

An example of well to do is how you would describe Bill Gates or anyone else with lots of money.

See well-to-do in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

prosperous; well-off; wealthy

See well-to-do in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Prosperous; affluent; well-off.

noun (used with a pl. verb)

Affluent or wealthy people: Demonstrators protested that the tax bill favored the well-to-do.

Origin:

Origin: From the phrase well to do in the world

Origin: : well², prosperous, affluent

Origin: + to, for

Origin: + do¹, doing

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